There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö by train, plane, bus, night train, car train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane STR - CPH
5h 24mkr 1,155–3,599Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane SXB - CPH
5h 24mkr 701–3,994Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Neumünstertrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstationtrain Ic
12h 30mkr 1,885–3,214Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Würzburg Main Stationbus N215 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus N05
19h 34mkr 1,057–1,816Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Cph Lufthavnnighttrain En
14h 30mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane FRA - CPH
5h 13mkr 1,471–3,535Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BSL - CPH
6h 35mkr 713–3,486Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane ZRH - CPH
7h 56mkr 1,731–4,569Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Malmöcar
13h 4mkr 2,184–2,952Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
14h 1mkr 1,998–3,601Drive 1,112.4 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Malmöcar 1,112.4 km
9h 44mkr 2,279–3,292
Karlsruhe to Malmö by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 1900 kr and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö is to train and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs 1400 kr - 3600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via Würzburg Main Station and Copenhagen Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Malmö, Centralstation via Frankfurt and Neumünster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Malmö is 933 km. The road distance is 1112.4 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 30m and costs 1800 kr - 3300 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Malmö is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 30m and costs 1800 kr - 3300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1900 kr and takes 19h 34m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Malmö, Sweden?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Malmö, Centralstation via Frankfurt and Neumünster in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via Würzburg Main Station and Copenhagen Busterminal in around 19h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,800
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 420–2,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Neumünster
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 150–190
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 200–290
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–210
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 95–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 250–350
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumünster to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 639
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 757
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,300
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Couchette Carriage
- kr 800–950
- Seating Carriage
- kr 460–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Cph Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 490–750
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 490–750
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 320–500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 545
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 545
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Würzburg Main Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Würzburg Main Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Malmö bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Würzburg Main Station.
Karlsruhe to Malmö train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Malmö is 1112 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Karlsruhe to Malmö.
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